Stories tagged: "jails"
Voting
Voting Only 3% of Incarcerated Arizonans Were Able to Vote in 2020—Even Though Most Were Eligible
Bree Burkitt
May 19, 2021 11:06 am MST
Advocates say that this is a prime example of voter suppression. Less than 3% of eligible individuals held in an Arizona county jail voted in the 2020 election, according to a new report. Voting and equity advocates say this is due to counties failing to provide the necessary resources to those in custody, despite the...
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Maricopa County Drops Charges for Marijuana Offenses Covered by Prop 207
Associated Press
November 10, 2020 1:09 pm MST
All pending cases in the county for possessing an ounce or less of marijuana, paraphernalia, or marijuana concentrates will be dismissed.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus They’ll Die Because They’re Poor, Not Guilty: Why Arizona Sheriffs Are Clearing Out the Jails
Alicia Barrón
March 24, 2020 6:00 pm MST
Law enforcement officers are releasing inmates and replacing arrests with citations in an attempt to protect communities from the coronavirus.
